My first tattoo was on my lower back. It’s not flowers or tribal or anything like that, it’s actually sort of masculine. I have a lion rampant there and I love it and all… but damn, if I knew I’d get up the courage to get a back piece, I would have held off. I remember the first thing my mother told me when I got my first tattoo, ‘Only lesbians and biker chicks get tattoos.’ I thought it was hilarious. Another arguement I got was, ‘What’s that going to look like when you are 70?’ and my response was, ‘Well if anyone is looking at my arse when I’m 70 they should either be ashamed of themselves or ask for a raise.’
I have never been told that getting a tattoo on the lower back is skanky. I’ve seen some women wear clothes to show them off that made them look skanky but it wasn’t the ink. Wearing tight low riding jeans and a top that is cut off below the breasts is pretty nasty– ink or no. People ask to see my ink, I show em, but I don’t put myself on display– I can chose who sees it and who doesn’t.
